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Kansas NSF EPSCoR is currently seeking proposals for two separate funding opportunities. Valued at up to $50,000, these awards enable faculty across Kansas to purchase research equipment, support students, and more. All proposals must align with the current ARISE...

This week, award winning educator Dr. Peggy Schultz led the final Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute. A recent news article describes the institute's far-reaching impacts. It also highlights the final cohort's adventures, which occured at the University of Kansas...

What do home loans, classical music, and campus ministries have in common? Data. Modern society is swimming in a sea of data. But to catch the big insights we need skills not commonly taught. This is why ARISE initiated the Kansas Data Science Consortium (KDSC). On...

Five Kansas colleagues traveled to the headquarters of the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 15-16 for the 2023 NSF EPSCoR PI meeting. The purpose of the gathering was to shine light on the NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive...

Back in 2018, K-State agronomist Colby Moorberg received a First Award from Kansas NSF EPSCoR's MAPS project. The goal of this seed grant was to jumpstart his research to quantify the impact of weather whiplash on roots and hyphae with an automated minirhizotron...

Nearly every year for the past 30 years, Kansas NSF EPSCoR has supported faculty across the state to help them compete nationally for research dollars. For example, we have awarded more than 120 assistant professors seed grants called First Awards to jumpstart novel...

Last week we held our first annual symposium for the ARISE project in Wichita, Kansas, on April 20-21, 2023. For many attendees, this was their first face-to-face interaction. While virtual conferences are useful and can be quite productive, nothing beats the...

Kansas State University graduate student Priyanka Gautam has been selected to participate in the American Mathematical Society’s Mathematics Research Community (MRC) on Complex Social Systems. Priyanka will attend an intensive one-week conference this summer on June...

Kansas NSF EPSCoR announces seven awards for faculty to initiate resiliency research in Kansas. Each award of up to $50,000 supports a year of research and education efforts. While faculty from all universities in Kansas are eligible to apply, this year’s awardees are...